The referees in charge of calling in the Philadelphia 76ers – Los Angeles Lakers assured that they should have called a foul in the last action of the game, a decision – or lack thereof – that was fatal for the locals, who ended up falling 107-108.
Referee Kevin Scott said in a group report sent to reporters by the NBA an hour after the game that Paul George made contact with Kelly Oubre Jr., who had the ball and was preparing to shoot before time ran out on the final play.
“In real time, the team interpreted that play as the defender jumping vertically,” Scott said. “However, in post-game video review we observed a slight deviation to his left by the defender and a foul should have been called.”
The foul would have sent Oubre to the line with a chance to win the game with 0.2 seconds remaining. After the horn sounded, both Oubre and Sixers coach Nick Nurse took the court to challenge Scott and his teammates JB DeRosa and Brandon Adair.
“I looked at it on our computer screen a couple of times and thought there was certainly contact,” Nurse said in the press room. “I just thought it was enough contact to whistle, but sometimes that’s how it goes.”
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